# Zambia national under-20 football team

Zambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side is known as Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the 2007 African Youth Championship, which meant they qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where they were eliminated by U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 5-time winner Nigeria.
Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D$^1$ | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 3/23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 |

## Fixtures and Results

| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | score | Away Team | Scorers |
| 28 May 2008 | International Friendly | King Abdul Aziz Makkah | Saudi Arabia | 1 - 1 | Zambia | Stophira Sunzu |
| 27 June 2008 | 2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers) | Woodlands Stadium Lusaka | Zambia | | Zambia | |
| 29 June 2008 | 2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers) | Woodlands Stadium Lusaka | Zambia | 1 - 0 | Mauritius | Tom Bakala (17th) |
| 13 July 2008 | 2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers) | Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous | Mauritius | 0 - 2 | Zambia | Emmanuel Mayuka (5th), Daneil Kasongo (9th) |
| 28 September 2008 | 2009 African Youth Championship (Qualifiers) | Alexandria | Egypt | 3 - 3 | Zambia | Fwayo Tembo(Brace) Rodgers Kola |

## Class of 2007

* Rainford Kalaba
* Nyambe Mulenga
* Rogers Kola
* Aggripa Simpemba
* Jacob Banda
* Fwayo Tembo
* Joseph Zimba
* Clifford Mulenga